- 21. RE: Heat question (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 16:56:27 -0800
- I've not looked into what's available, but it certainly doesn't have to be that way. The thermostat can "know" how long it takes the house to warm up with full heat applied, and get a new measuremen
- /html/shop-talk/2005-12/msg00067.html (8,401 bytes)
- 22. RE: Heat question (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 17:04:16 -0800
- I disagree. The savings will be less than if you set 70 degrees later, but you will always save more energy by using a lower setback temperature. Unless of course your setback temp is below ambient
- /html/shop-talk/2005-12/msg00068.html (8,818 bytes)
- 23. RE: Heat question (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 17:14:12 -0800
- Oddly enough, my high school physics teacher asked me that very question almost 40 years ago (although in relation to refrigeration rather than heating). It does not "waste" energy to bring the temp
- /html/shop-talk/2005-12/msg00070.html (9,410 bytes)
- 24. RE: Heat question (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Tue, 6 Dec 2005 17:28:31 -0800
- John, this is probably beat into the ground already, but I didn't see the answer to your question as stated. Assuming the outside temperature is below 60, then it will take more energy to raise the
- /html/shop-talk/2005-12/msg00071.html (8,926 bytes)
- 25. RE: How to fix your email. was: (Re: satellite receivers and (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Wed, 7 Dec 2005 15:43:31 -0800
- Aha, that WAS the problem ! Thanx for the explanation, Inch. Randall
- /html/shop-talk/2005-12/msg00100.html (6,827 bytes)
- 26. RE: How do I stop this madness? (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2005 00:31:09 -0800
- Hmm, did this one show up in the wrong place ? Randall
- /html/shop-talk/2005-12/msg00111.html (8,758 bytes)
- 27. RE: How do I stop this madness? (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2005 07:54:51 -0800
- Then your mail software (client) is looking at the "To" or "CC" address to sort the mail, which will fail any time that they are not filled in. The mail list software does not check or alter these f
- /html/shop-talk/2005-12/msg00113.html (9,656 bytes)
- 28. RE: How do I stop this madness? (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2005 13:41:52 -0800
- Ok, if the 2nd, 9th and 37th bytes sum to 13 modulo 37, I want to send a copy to the moon. Show me a filter that will do that, and I'll switch ! <G> Seriously, thanx for pointing out the 'Sender' fi
- /html/shop-talk/2005-12/msg00125.html (8,045 bytes)
- 29. RE: How do I stop this madness? (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2005 13:59:34 -0800
- I suppose "whose fault" is a philosophical question that could be debated endlessly. But, the simple fact is that if you care whether your email is properly sorted, you should set up a filter that w
- /html/shop-talk/2005-12/msg00128.html (8,816 bytes)
- 30. RE: How do I stop this madness? (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Thu, 8 Dec 2005 14:38:54 -0800
- I suppose this is a question of terminology ... to my way of thinking there is only one header and most mail clients do not display any of it by default. What they do display is a few specific field
- /html/shop-talk/2005-12/msg00131.html (9,890 bytes)
- 31. RE: 20# propane tanks - half full or half empty??? (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2005 06:55:58 -0800
- Mine have the "tare" (ie empty) weight marked on them, which I believe is (or at least was) required by law. I can usually get a good idea by rocking them back and forth, to feel how the liquid slos
- /html/shop-talk/2005-12/msg00152.html (9,028 bytes)
- 32. RE: 20# propane tanks - half full or half empty??? (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Sat, 10 Dec 2005 09:13:53 -0800
- Maybe even a very regional thing ... I've bought propane in many different states and never had to pay a flat fee. Some places do have a minimum sale of a gallon or two ... if I need less than that
- /html/shop-talk/2005-12/msg00159.html (9,330 bytes)
- 33. RE: Ground Source Heat Pumps (Was Shop heater) (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 09:01:02 -0800
- Compared to what, straight electric heat ? Did that include an allowance for increased maintenance costs ? Or shorter lifetime ? Not a flame, just interested in the facts. And for some odd reason, I
- /html/shop-talk/2005-12/msg00192.html (7,652 bytes)
- 34. RE: Ground Source Heat Pumps (Was Shop heater) (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 16:19:50 -0800
- Thanks for the info, Bart. Was that a high efficiency propane furnace, or standard ? Just for contrast, my natural gas furnace appears to be original to the house, making it over 40 years old. I've
- /html/shop-talk/2005-12/msg00195.html (8,810 bytes)
- 35. RE: Furnace Settings (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 08:54:48 -0800
- I've not checked it with a thermometer, but feeling the air from a register seems to confirm that the fan switch is pretty close. When the fan starts, after the cool air in the ducts is forced out,
- /html/shop-talk/2005-12/msg00201.html (8,279 bytes)
- 36. RE: Furnace Settings (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 10:14:22 -0800
- Perhaps ... what kind of furnace do you have ? If it's hooked to a typical fossil fuel forced air system, then it doesn't control the main blower directly. As Wayne noted, this type of furnace has b
- /html/shop-talk/2005-12/msg00204.html (9,306 bytes)
- 37. RE: Furnace Settings (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 17:33:37 -0800
- So in other words, your thermostat combines the functions of the fan thermostat and the room thermostat in the older designs. The fan delays still have to be set, but they are set by time in the roo
- /html/shop-talk/2005-12/msg00215.html (8,106 bytes)
- 38. RE: Odd tire sizes, was: Where to buy '79 Kubota tractor (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Thu, 15 Dec 2005 15:27:45 -0800
- While I'm certainly no expert, I believe these are marked the same as car tires used to be ... the first number is the "nominal" tire width in inches. The "9.5/9" indicates a replacement tire suited
- /html/shop-talk/2005-12/msg00235.html (7,537 bytes)
- 39. RE: The flood waters rise (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 18:24:58 -0800
- Inch, sounds like the quickest and easiest solution might be to install a drywell and sump pump through the slab. Cut a hole through the slab, and excavate for 24" or so. Depending on your type of s
- /html/shop-talk/2005-12/msg00261.html (8,535 bytes)
- 40. RE: Parts Washer (score: 1)
- Author: "Randall" <tr3driver@comcast.net>
- Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2005 20:11:39 -0800
- shop-talk supported in part by Fat Chance Garage http://fatchancegarage.com Ask at an old tire store. Time may have changed, but used to be they would just about give you the old wheel weights. Proba
- /html/shop-talk/2005-11/msg00010.html (7,302 bytes)
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